Yeah, how the ref never stopped the fight in the 9th I'll never know. Perhaps the corner should have stepped in to save Carl at that moment. I must confess, I never actually noticed Froch "out on his feet". I assume my stream was buffering at the time.......
Your screen wasn't buffering, when the screen seemed to be paused when Dirrell was holding, it just seemed that way because he did it for the whole fight.
Froch could have fought another 12.And Dirrell should pack in and follow Calzaghe into Strictly.Yes Dirrell beat Froch to the punch,but he hardly threw any!Dirrell came not to fight and got the result he deserved.I wouldnt be writing off Froch for this tounament yet.He will be fresh after this and raring to go for Kessler and Abraham in what will be more his type of scrap.
I think Froch must have scored all his points whilst buffering. When the stream was working, all I saw was Froch stumbling round the ring and swiping at thin air. I missed most of the 11th round due to buffering, did Froch score a knockdown or two? He must have done to get those scores. I originally had Dirrell winning by a round or two, but never factored in the buffering. With a good stream, I'm sure I would have given it to Froch.
Not as good as people think. He's basically been hurt in every fight at world class. That isn't the sign of a great chin. He's not exactly Andrade, the way people talk about him he should be of that ilk.
I certainly think Dirrell got his attention a couple of times, but he was hardly staggering around like a drunk. I'd say the same about him as I would most fighters..... if he gets hit often enough, accurately enough, he will go. Only sick ****s like Andrade can take punishment for 12 rounds and be standing!